European Honda Civic Wagon Concept, Manual Diesel CR-V Coming to Geneva
When Honda unwrapped the 2012 Civic here within the U.S. it was met with criticism for looking like the old model. While Honda within the U.S. was specializing in updating its all-new model, Honda in Europe was targeting expanding its Civic lineup. Today Honda announced it’ll unveil the Civic Wagon concept in addition to the production-ready diesel-powered CR-V next month on the Geneva Motor Show.
The Honda Civic Wagon concept sketch shows a vehicle that’s probably in the direction of production than prototype. The rear-three quarter view shows that the Civic Wagon concept retains lots of the same lines because the Euro-spec Civic hatchback, including the swooping body creases across the rear-wheel arches, and the hidden rear-door handles. In back, the Civic Wagon concept has center-exit exhaust and tasty taillights that reach horizontally around the full width of the tailgate.
Aside from the Civic Wagon concept, Honda has also announced that its Earth Dreams engine technology could be joining the CR-V lineup on the Geneva show. The CR-V is slated to get the brand new lightweight Earth Dreams 1.6-liter turbodiesel I-4, mated exclusively to a manual transmission. Under the hood of the Civic hatch, the Earth Dreams diesel makes 118 hp and 221 lb-ft of torque.
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